Holder for flowers, candles, &amp;c.



0. L. PATTERSON. HOLDER FOR FLOWERS, CANDLES, 6w.

4 APPLICATION FILED MAB..30, 1909.

Patented July 13, 1909.

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. 25 candles. Fig. 4 is a form of the invention UNITED srariis CHARLESL. PATTERSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO IRA A.JONES,

PATENT OFFIOE.

OF OHIGAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOLDER FOR FLOWER$, CANDLES, 85c.

of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Holders forFlowers, Candles, &c., of which the following is a s ecification.

; This invention relates to ho ders which may be used for supporting cutflowers in an by a candle stick. calsectional viewqthrough the holderand artistic and pleasing manner, or for support ing candles, thusconstituting a candelabrum, or for similar purposes, and it consists-ofa holder preferably formed of metal and ad apted to be supported upon acandle stick or similar base or stand provided at its upper end with asocket, or a support provlded at its upper end with a projecting peg orpin.

In the accompanying drawingseFigure 1 isa perspective view of a holderintended to support vases or tubes in which are placed out flowers, theholder being itself supported Fig. 2 is a central verti- Fig. 3 is aupperpart of the candle stick.

' the invention adapted for supporting form for sup orting. candlessomewhat structurally di erent from that illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig. 5is a detail view illustrating a form of the invention adapted to be usedin connection with a support having a rojecting peg instead of bemgformed with a socket or recess.

In the drawings, 2 represents a stand or support, which may be of anyusual'or preferred shape or design, and that illustrated in Fig. 1 isprovided at its upper end with a socket or recess 3. I have representedas a type of such support a candle stick. Mounted at the upper end ofthis support is a cap 4.

from which extend outward or radiate a series of arms 5, which areeither themselves holders, or to support holders which are suitablyattached to or held by the said arms.

The cap 4 is preferably formed of thin metal spun into shape andcomprising a central tube 6 adapted to enter the socket or recess 3 ofthe stand, a horizontal annular rim 7 surrounding the tube, and a skirtor flange 8 depending from the outer edge of the rim.

Preferably the metal is formed into a raised rib '9 between the centraltube and the annularrim 7 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 30', 1909.

Patented Jul 13, 1909.

Serial No. 486,7A8.

The arms 5 are preferably formed of wire and are attached to the ca byhaving their inner ends pass through ho es 10 in the skirt of the capand below the rim 7, to the undersurface of which they are united bysolder 1 1. This method of attaching the arms will be ordinarilysufficiently strong and rigid. The ends of the arms may, however, beextended sufliciently far to enter apertures 12 in the central tube 6 inwhich theymaybe seated and if desired secured by solder. As representedin Figs. 1 and 2 the arms are formed at their outer ends each into apair of rings or loops 13, 13, disposed one above the other andconstituting receivers or holders for small glass tubes or vases 14 inwhich may be placed out flowers. The rings or loops 13, 13 are disposedabove a portion 15 of the arm which serves as a rest for the tube orvase. The part of the arm intermediate the portion 15 and the end thatis attached to the cap may be given any desired. shape that artistictaste may dictate.

In Fig. 3- I have represented a form of the invention in which the arms5 support candle holders 16 instead'of flower holders. These candleholders consist of cup-shaped receivers and may be attached by solder tothe outer ends of the arms, as represented in Fig. 3, or may passthrough rings or loops 17 at the ends of the arms with their flangesresting thereupon, as represented in Fig. 4:.

In Fig 5 there is represented a form of the invention in which thesupport 2 is provided at its upper end with an upward extending peg orpin 18 over which sets the cap carrymg the radiating arms. When thisform of support is used the central tubular part 6 of the cap need notbe so long as is illustrated in the other views.

While I have represented the arms 5 as ex tending through holes formedin the flange or skirt 8, this is not an essential feature ofconstruction, as the holes through which they pass could extend quite tothe lower edge of the flange, in which event they might perhaps withmore propriety be termed notches, instead of holes.

What I claim is 1. A holder for out flowers, candles, and the like,comprising a cap formed of thin spun metal and having a central tubefrom' diating arms the inner ends of which pass' through the said skirtor flange and are seicuredbelow the said annular rim.

2. A holder or support for out flowers and the like, comprising a caphaving a central tube adapted to set into a socket, an annular rimsurrounding the tube and a peripheral flange or skirt, and a set ofarms, the inner ends of which-extend through apertures in the skirt ofthe cap and are secured below the said annular rim.

3. A holder or support for cut flowers and the like, comprising acentral cap, a set of radiating arms supported thereby, the arms beingformed at their outer ends into sup-

